A/N= Ok, so I think that maybe it might go past 3 chapters like I had planned, seeing as thins is indeed chapter four. I love anyone who actually see's any potential for this FanFic. Bye!
Disclaimer= I own absolutely nothing, else there would be more Ellie/Riley stuff.
She Was All I Had:
Chapter four:
I slipped through the small, rather claustrophobic window and jumped to the floor. My heart was pounding nosily in my chest, and I strained my ears to pick up the sound of the military convoy outside. Sure enough, I heard the screech of tires as they drove away.
"Ah man. That was close huh?" I heard my best friend say, "You were kinda fast there. I'm impressed…"
"Thanks," I said sarcastically. Although she WAS superior, it annoyed me to know ends when she acted like it.
"Well come on," she said, flicking on a flashlight, "up we go!" with that, she ran off down the corridor.
I ran after her, deciding to make conversation. "So how did you find them?" I questioned her.
"The Fireflies?" she responded, stating the obvious.
"Yeah," I responded.
"Well," she said giggling, "you remember that Firefly you bit and stole his gun?"
I remembered that immediately. He had his gun trained on Riley, so I snuck up behind him with my knife. He heard me however, and went to hit me. I ducked, and stabbed his left arm. Furious, he grabbed my neck and put me against the wall. With Riley on the floor injured, I had to take control of the situation. So I bit him, stole his gun, and shot the bastard in the leg, immobilizing him.
"Yeah," I said, still half lost in the memory, "I remember him."
"That's Trevor. I saw him walking in the street so I tailed his ass. I follow him into this ally and all these Fireflies ambush me. They took me right to their hideout, to Marlene," she informed me.
"Were you scared?" I questioned eager for more information.
"Terrified!" she admitted without shame, "I thought this time she would actually shoot me. But instead she just says 'what took you so long'. She was expecting me!"
"And she just… made you a Firefly?" I replied, not expecting it to be so easy.
"Something like that," she said in an evasive tone, "that whole almost killing me thing was a test, she wanted to know I was committed."
-ElliexxxRileyxxxEllie-
"That reminds me. How dare you! I honestly thought you gave a shit about me Marlene! But when you made her a Firefly, you didn't think to contact me? I thought she was dead. My only friend, the person I loved, and you didn't let me know that she was even alive!" I vented. Honestly I was furious. She knew, and didn't inform me. God I was mad!
"Ellie, how was I supposed to inform you without informing the soldiers too?" she rationalized.
"Riley managed it!" I argued.
"Riley is dead!" she shot back spitefully, and then froze when she realised what she had said. "Oh god Ellie I'm so sorry!"
Too late I thought to myself. I bolted out of the room, switchblade still in hand. Sprinting past guards, weaving through the maze of corridors, until I finally reached a dead end. I span round to see Marlene in front of me, gun in hand once more.
"Well Ellie, why don't you continue from where you left off? It will help to talk about it, I promise," she tried to convince me. I relented, and started again.
-RileyxxxElliexxxRiley-
"Oh," I said simply. God when I saw Marlene again, I promised myself to vent at her. How dare she try to kill Riley, even if it was a test!
"C'mon," Riley commanded me, breaking my threatening thoughts, "we're making good time."
"Who do you hang out with these days?" Riley asked, evidently curious.
"I dunno," I replied, deciding to be honest, "no-one really."
"What about Tino and the other guys? How are they doing?" she asked, sounding almost guilty.
"Riley, those are your friends," I reminded her gently.
"But you talk to them," she stated.
"Yeah, I guess." I said, deciding to not argue with her.
There was an awkward silence for a moment, before I saw a drawing on the wall, the Firefly symbol, with 'look for the light' written underneath it.
"Have you found the light yet?" I said in a teasing tone.
"Oh har har" she replied sarcasticly.
"Oh I'm sorry, I didn't mean to offend your people," I shot back in an equally sarcastic tone.
"So what," I continued, though now being serious, "you buy into this whole thing now?"
"All I know is that I'm not a soldier," she stated simply.
-ElliexxxRileyxxxEllie-
"Being honest Marlene, it was embarrassing telling Riley that I didn't hang with anyone else since she left. But I didn't feel that embarrassed, because it was Riley's fault for leaving. The day she left," I began, knowing I may well regret telling Marlene this secret, "the day she left, I went to her door to tell her I had feeling beyond friendship for her. I was about to admit it, when she called me a lapdog, told me I was a suck up, said fuck off and slammed the door."
Marlene looked shocked, sorrowful and sad. Almost pitying, but she didn't show it, knowing I wouldn't accept it. Then, without warning silent tears rolled down my cheeks and I ran to Marlene and hugged her.
"You don't have to continue if you don't want to," she said in a soothing, almost motherly voice.
"I'm going to finish this," I said with a steel edge to my voice.
"Ok," she said simply, releasing me so I could continue. I slumped against the wall, Marlene following suit, and I continued.
-RileyxxxElliexxxRiley-
My feet hit the outside roof with an almost inaudible thump, (years of par core helped with that) and I followed Riley, throwing my back against the wall to hide from the military. I took this silent moment to take in how beautiful Riley looked next to me; the rain bounced off of her silky skin, forcing it to take on a more reflective trait. Her hair was pulled back, giving her a more mature, grown-up look. She wore simple clothes; a light blue denim jacket with the sleeves rolled up and a white tank top-causing her natural beauty to stand out a lot more.
"Woa, man. Sorry, I'm a bit jumpy lately," she said interrupting my thoughts. I looked down to see the convoy had passed.
"Careful it's wet," she continued, and I saw she was off once more, walking across a precariously placed wood plank that connected this rooftop to the next.
"Hey so…" I started, not wanting to appear stupid, "maybe I should join the Fireflies."
"Ellie…" Riley began, and I immediately knew it was bad new, "that was the first thing I asked Marlene. She wants you safe at that stupid school. I'm not even supposed to come and see you."
"Why does she care?" I asked, feeling rage towards the woman for splitting us up.
"She's worried I'll get you into trouble," was the girl's only response.
-ElliexxxRileyxxxEllie-
"That reminds me to ask you… Why was I not allowed to join? I'm not good enough for your stupid cult, is that it? Also, what the hell Marlene? Trying to split us up! How dare you?" I yelled, close to tears again. Boy was I emotional today!
"I wanted to keep you safe!" she cried.
"Then why did you let Riley join!" I asked. Unfair, I know, but a valid question.
"I let her join because Riley was a deserter. It was safer for her here, with the Fireflies." She informed me.
"Oh…" Cheers Marlene I thought to myself, now I feel bad.
"Right," she said, as if a massive debate hadn't just taken place, "you told me a little about when Riley left you, when she came back and how you got to the mall. Now tell me what happened inside."
I sighed heavily. She asked me about what happened inside when we were in my room, but I had tried to stall her with how we got there. I couldn't stall any more.
"Ok… But, it's kinda personal so… Have patience, ok?" I whispered.
She smiled, "ok."